It is no coincidence that the return of ‘Hindu nationalism’,
packaged as ‘Hindutva nationalism’ has spawned the revival of ‘pan-Tamil
nationalism’, both packaged in language and culture, with developmental aspects
of contemporary politics and political economy providing the cover, says N Sathiya
Moorthy
Weeks after elections...
It's almost five years since a major study on the incidents of acute encephalopathy in Muzaffarpur was published in Lancet. The phenomenon of deaths continued in the area even after five years, particularly in the harvest season of litchi...
Films from the Global
South (such as that of Latin America, Asia and Africa) seldom receive the kind
of acceptance the Anglo-American English movies get across the world. The international
film festivals may be an exception where the ‘best’ from such countries...
THE report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted in 2017-18 is finally out, and it confirms what had been leaked earlier, namely a dramatic increase in the unemployment rate in the Indian economy. The unemployment rate is...
All of us in India, including the BJP, have been stunned by the
unprecedented and unanticipated landslide victory of Modi who like a
juggernaut swept across the electoral landscape smashing everything
standing in its way. The Opposition has been...
By Sabrangindia
A hundred children have reportedly died because of the criminal negligence of government hospitals in Bihar. Despite its predictability, government, local hospitals ill-equipped to handle the encephalitis deaths and, the media silence on the issue...
After the massive mandate in 2019 General Elections, Narendra Modi
Government is in the firm saddle. Now Mr. Amit Shah, who seems to be the
most powerful person after Modi is the Home Minster. It is expected
that he...
Written by Sabrangindia | Published on: June 10, 2019
https://sabrangindia.in/article/girish-karnad-artists-soul-democratic-and-constitutional-conscience
Girish Karnad acted in several plays and movies that have received critical acclamation. Karnad, a recipient of Jnanpith Award, was also conferred the Padma Shri in 1974 and the Padma Bhushan...
UNITED NATIONS: Describing India as a "valued supporter" of South-South cooperation, UN chief Antonio Guterres has praised the India-UN Development Partnership Fund for "championing greater prosperity" for all through its myriad projects benefitting the least developed,...
The result of the recent Indian elections, which gave Narendra Modi’s
Hindu Supremacist Party a second five-year term, confirms the basic
argument regarding the nature of fascism. There is a fundamental
difference between the 2014 elections that brought Modi...
